Luque vs Barberena

Who won Luque vs Barberena?

Vicente Luque beat Bryan Barberena by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN 1, on Sunday 17th February 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Luque vs Barberena stats

Vicente Luque stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Bryan Barberena made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Vicente Luque's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Vicente Luque's UFC record stood at 16-6-0, while Bryan Barberena's came in at 9-10-0.

The stats suggested Barberena had a large advantage in power over Luque, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Luque's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luque had a large advantage over Barberena, boasting a 43% submission rate over Barberena's 14%.

Vicente Luque was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Barberena had a height advantage of 1 inch over Luque. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Luque was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 months earlier than Barberena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 73 to Barberena's 73.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bryan Barberena had been fighting more than Vicente Luque.

Going to this contest, Vicente Luque had last fought 6 years, 9 months and 21 days ago, while Bryan Barberena's last outing had been 6 years, 6 months and 15 days ago.

Luque's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Barberena's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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